Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 529 The way forward
Noshir fumbled with the Star Prism, secretly thinking about how big this possibility was. You know, at this time, he had already obtained enough mythical inspiration points, and he also had a portion of divine power and divinity in his hands that he could use at any time. Noshir knew that even if he only relied on these things in his hands, it was enough for him to embark on the road of ascension.

This was not Noshir's own imagination, but a possibility verified by the panel. When he collected the crown, shield, and nine mythical incentive points, the following information automatically appeared on the panel.

[The divinity stored in the Shield of Gargus, obtaining it means obtaining the qualifications to climb to the level of God.]
[The divine power sealed in the crown of Karsus has the power to reshape Noshir's body and allow him to break through the limits of mortals.]
[Nine Mythic Incentive Points, no, now it’s ten. After Xie Nian died, the panel issued him another Mythic Point. When Noshir possessed divine power and divinity, and used these Incentive Points to strengthen his most powerful expertise, his priesthood would also appear, manifested by his most powerful ability.]
That's right, the panel has proved that Noshir has now gathered all the elements to become a god. When the right time comes, these things will be able to push Noshir to another supreme realm and become a true god. And because these priesthoods were evolved by Noshir himself with the help of motivational points before Noshir truly became a god, Noshir's personality will not be affected by his own priesthood.

He would still be the same person, and this undoubtedly helped Noshir solve one of his biggest concerns, but the divine power obtained in this way still had a major flaw, that is, although his character would not be affected by the priesthood, if he wanted to make progress in this unique power of divine power in the future, he must still recruit believers and draw strength from their faith.

This means that he still hasn't gotten rid of the biggest weakness that all gods in the Faerun pantheon have. He will still be a god of faith who relies on believers to live. Although the number of believers will only affect the strength of his divine power, but will not affect the power he obtains through the panel, for Noshil, such restrictions are undoubtedly a bit uncomfortable.

He was used to being free and undisciplined, and had no interest or idea in leading others. Eltoril once gave him the leadership of a town to reward him, but after much deliberation, he decided to leave it to Scar, because he knew that he was not fit to be a lord.

Because he now possesses such powerful strength, those things that were once very valuable to Noshier are no longer so precious to him now. Since he is no longer short of wealth or fame, Noshier does not want to deliberately pursue these things now because it is too troublesome.

But once he becomes a god of faith, those things are what Noshir must face. He needs to relearn how to govern the territory, manage the people, and learn how to spread faith. Only in this way can he not be without even a single believer after ascending, directly cutting off the greatest source of divine power.

He needs to pay attention to all his believers at all times, and grant them divine powers in time when the devout believers pray for him, day after day, year after year, and such days will last until the end of his life, and the lifespan of gods is infinite.

When Noshir thought of such a future, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He even couldn't help but think that perhaps the reason why God was assimilated by his own priesthood was because he was fooled by the mechanical behavior day after day in these endless years.

Haha, maybe this is really possible, but Noshil does not intend to verify this guess himself. If possible, he must find a way to overcome or bypass this weakness. The corpse of the ancient god in the astral prism is currently the key that is most likely to help Noshil achieve this goal.

Maybe as long as I see that thing with my own eyes, the panel will automatically reveal the secret of the corpse to me. This idea may be optimistic, but it is definitely worth a try. 'Before the Githyanki army comes to Baldur's Gate, I should have some time to explore the Astral Prism. If I want to minimize the harm of the Githyanki invasion of Baldur's Gate, the help of the Comet Prince is indispensable. But if I really release the Comet Prince, then Vlaakis will become my mortal enemy...'

Noshir had no interest in provoking an enemy as powerful as a god, but as long as the Lich Queen knew that it was him who let Orpheus go, then Vlaakith would definitely put Noshir's name at the top of her kill list. But then again, as long as Vlaakith didn't know that it was him who let Orpheus go, then nothing would happen, right?
Noshir felt that this could be done. After all, it was Evil Thought who stole the Astral Prism, and it was also Evil Thought who took the Hammer of Orpheus. Noshir himself was just an innocent passerby who could not be more innocent, and he had never appeared in the Lich Queen's sight.

As long as she didn't say anything on her own initiative and Orpheus kept her mouth shut, she would be able to keep the secret from the Lich Queen for quite a while. This period of time was enough for Noshir to ascend to become a god. By then, the Lich Queen would no longer be a threat and there would be no need to worry about her at all.

"In that case, let's get to the shore as soon as possible. Once we get to the shore, find a place to lock up Gortash, and then go into the Astral Prism to find out what's going on. By the way, I'd better contact Grand Duke Ravengard first and have them prepare to prevent the Githyanki invasion."

Baldur's Gate still has a pretty good armed force, and if they prepare in advance and are not caught off guard by the Githyanki, the Flaming Fist should be able to hold out for quite some time.

After all, even without Noshir, there are still other heroes staying in this city. In addition, there are the crossbows on the city walls, the military mages in the army, and the semi-automatic steel guards operated by gnomes and dwarves that have been mass-produced by Gond craftsmen in recent times. These things are the confidence of Baldur's Gate to fight against any foreign enemies.

The Githyanki's raiding operations often rely on Red Dragon Riders as vanguards and assault teams to attack the target buildings first. Then the Githyanki warriors driving the skyships land on the surface and carry out the next step of deeper raiding. This shows that the Githyanki's advantage lies in air power.

For ordinary cities, they are simply unable to resist such a powerful air attack, but as long as there are four Iron Guards equipped with giant grappling crossbows standing together in Baldur's Gate, they can work together to pull down a dragon. Coupled with those other heroes, if the Githyanki think they can easily take Baldur's Gate, then they are really wrong.

(End of this chapter)